Dubai, UAE, September 27, 2017 - With one month until official pre-season testing begins, teams have began preparations for the 2017/18 F4UAE Championship powered by Abarth by unveiling new sponsorship agreements and driver lineups ahead of the new six-round season which commences with testing in late October.

At the recent Emirates Motorsport Expo, both Energy Dubai and Dragon F4 released more information about their entries in F4UAE in front of a record number of exhibitors and motorsport fans, plus dignitaries including Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President of ATCUAE and Emirates Motor Sports Foundation, Yas Marina Circuit CEO Al Tariq Al Ameri and new General Manager of Dubai Autodrome, Faisal Al Sahlawi.

Energy Dubai confirmed a new title sponsor in SILBERPFEIL ENERGY DRINK and a striking new silver livery which will adorn both of the team's F4 Tatuus racecars for 2017/18. A company already known to motorsport, particularly in DTM, the SILBERPFEIL partnership is in place for three years and last season's UAE Junior Rotax Karting Champion Lucas Peterson has already been confirmed to drive one of the team's entries this season.

Meanwhile, Dragon F4 confirmed that rising German talent Lucas Alecco Roy will drive the #8 Dragon F4 Tatuus formula car for the whole six rounds, following a debut season with leading British team Carlin in the British F4 Championship. Dragon F4 will run two cars for this season's F4UAE Championship with a potential to add a third car in progress.

In other pre-season news, Berlin-based Mücke Motorsport also announced its intentions of competing in the 2017/18 F4UAE Championship, which will be the outfit's third association in F4 series globally after their involvement already in the German and Italian Formula 4 championships.

During the inaugural season of F4UAE in 2016/17, Dragon F4 fielded one car for Australian ace Oscar Piastri who now sits second outright in the British F4 championship with one round to go.

Eight of last season’s F4UAE drivers have made a name for themselves in European F4 championship with highlights including F4AUE championship winner Jonathan Aberdein finishing 9th outright in the ADAC Formel 4 Championship, Fabio Scherer finishing 5th in ADAC Formel 4, and F4UAE’s reigning Rookie of the Year, Logan Sargeant, who sits third in British F4 behind Piastri.

The 2017/18 F4UAE Championship begins at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for the official pre-season test on October 26-27, before Round 1 sees F4UAE support the Gulf 12Hrs on December 13-16.

ENERGY DUBAI WELCOMES SILBERPFEIL ENERGY DRINK AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS IN F4UAEThe Dubai Autodrome-based Energy Dubai F4 team proudly unveiled their new title sponsor and livery at the second annual Emirates Motorsport Expo this month, with new title sponsor SILBERPFEIL ENERGY DRINK joining the two-car F4UAE team for the next three seasons. Energy Dubai finished second in last year's F4UAE Teams Championship and driver Sean Babington came third outright in the Drivers Championship.

LUCAS ALECCO ROY JOINS DRAGON F4 FOR THE F4UAE CHAMPIONSHIPTwenty-year-old Rising German talent Lucas Alecco Roy will line up in the #8 Dragon F4 Tatuus formula car for the 2017/18 F4UAE Championship, joining the Middle East championship following a debut season with leading British team Carlin in the British F4 Championship.

BWT MÜCKE MOTORSPORT TO JOIN F4UAE IN 2017/18BWT Mücke Motorsport are further extending their support of young drivers in motor racing with the Berlin-based team coming to the Middle East to compete in the F4UAE Championship from the 2017/18 season onwards. Taken together with their involvement in the German and Italian Formula 4 series, the outfit's appearance in F4UAE will be their third association with the next generation of racers.